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Keywords: Shakespeare (oval-cropped).png This was long thought to be the only portrait of William Shakespeare that had any claim to have been painted from life until another possible life portrait the Cobbe portrait was revealed in 2009 The portrait is known as the 'Chandos portrait' after a previous owner James Brydges 1st Duke of Chandos It was the first portrait to be acquired by the National Portrait Gallery in 1856 The portrait is oil on canvas feigned oval 21 3/4 in x 17 1/4 in 552 mm x 438 mm Given by Francis Egerton 1st Earl of Ellesmere 1856 on display in Room 4 at the National Portrait Gallery London England United Kingdom <ref name NPG > Cite web http //images npg org uk/OCimg/weblg/7/4/mw11574 jpg http //images npg org uk/OCimg/weblg/7/4/mw11574 jpg 2008-02-07 John Taylor 1610 http //www npg org uk/live/search/portrait asp locid 7 rNo 3 NPG 1; William Shakespeare http //www npg org uk/live/index asp National Portrait Gallery http //images npg org uk/OCimg/weblg/7/4/mw11574 jpg http //images npg org uk/OCimg/weblg/7/4/mw11574 jpg </ref> National Portrait Gallery<ref name NPG /> 2010-03-23 12 52 UTC John Taylor<ref name NPG /> Derivative work Fred the Oyster <span class signature-talk >talk</span> Shakespeare jpg Cropped resized oval mask transparent background Fred the Oyster Shakespeare jpg PD-old-100 PD-old-100 References Reflist original upload log This image is a derivative work of the following images File Shakespeare jpg licensed with PD-Art PD-old-100 2008-12-10T05 10 35Z File Upload Bot Magnus Manske 1943x2490 539716 Bytes <nowiki> en wikipedia This is the only portrait of en William Shakespeare that has any claim to have been painted from life The portrait is known as the ' en Chandos portra</nowiki> Uploaded with derivativeFX 1610 paintings Chandos portrait Images created by Fred the Oyster
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